Happy New Year!

WOW. We can't believe it is that time of year again! 

Happy New Year Everybody! 

Have a great start to 2015!

and of course Little Gnorm says a big Happy New Year!

Ellie Ellie Wears

To finish off what has been a great year, Ellie Ellie Wears creates a great New Years Eve outfit, just right for a big party or dinner! This deep red dress is the perfect colour to celebrate and a little festive too. Team with this People Tree cardigan to keep warm and these Swedish Hasbeens silver clogs. Great if you are going to be on your feet for a lot of the night as the heel is strong and sturdy. Finish off the look with our Lucky Sixpence Date Coin Pendant, which you can personalise with an engraving on the back and chosen date!

Have a great New Year!

White Cardigan - People Tree

Red Dress - Fever Designs

Lucky Sixpence Date Coin Pendant - Ellie Ellie

Silver Clogs - Swedish Hasbeens 

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Happy Christmas!!

Happy Christmas from the team at Ellie Ellie 

We hope you have a wonderful day, filled with scrumptious food, family and games! 

Last Minute Christmas Ideas

Christmas Day is fast approaching and it's now time to get the last bits and pieces ready for Christmas Day! There are so many great ways to prepare some last minute treats that the kids can happily nibble on without the need to snack on chocolate all day. We've found some rather scrumptious Christmas treats which are easy to make and delicious to eat!

These strawberries turn into Santas with some whipped cream!

Use a marshmallow to turn these cookies into melted snowmen!

Little reindeer's made from a simple chocolate dipped marshmallow and pretzel for ears!

A nibble of a cheesecake with strawberries on top for Santas hats!

What Christmas treats will you make this year?

The Family Christmas Table!

Christmas Day is fast approaching, preparations are being completed for the Christmas holidays and the festivities are beginning (we love this time of year). As Christmas day approaches there are lots of things to do, including dressing your table full of Chrismassy goodness. We've found some great ideas for name cards and decorating your Christmas table this year!

Cinnamon is the classic Christmas scent, and putting something like this on the table will immediately feel festive! 

Christmas Jumper Day!

Hello everybody! As the countdown to Christmas begins the Ellie Ellie team got into the festive spirit to don their Christmas jumpers for Save The Children!

Last Friday, the 12th of December was Christmas Jumper Day in aid of Save The Children, and didn't we look a festive bunch!

As we count down to Christmas, we hope you are having a great festive time!

Christmas Shortbread!

We got into the kitchen in October to make up some Chrismassy shortbread and to try our new Christmas Cookie Cutters set, which includes 6 festive shapes. The results were delicious, shortbread is so easy to make and the recipe uses ingredients you probably already have in the kitchen!

We used:
- 150g plain flour
- 100g margarine
- 50g caster sugar

The simple method:

- Preheat your oven to 160c, gas mark 6
- Cream together the butter and sugar in a bowl, soften the butter first to make this easier!
- Gradually mix in the flour, and using your hands, knead the mix together into a smooth ball
- Roll out your mix onto a floured surface to about half a cm thick, and cut out your shapes
- Place onto a baking tray and bake for 10-15 minutes
- Wait to cool before icing, or sprinkle with icing sugar

The Christmas shapes were so easy to cut using these cutters, and looked so delicious when they came out of the oven.

Our icing skills could probably be improved! 

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